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Laundromats in Barron County, WI

How Barron County, WI compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 16 out of 100: Low

Ranked #739 of 785 scored counties
#27 of 27 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$36.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,828 a household
Spending per listing
$4.6M
64% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.0
2.5 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,484
−0.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Barron County scores 16 (low) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #739 of 785 scored counties and #27 of 27 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 laundromats in Barron County. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 4.0 per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Households in Barron County spend about $36.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,828 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.6M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 64% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which laundromats share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Barron County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Barron County declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Barron County compares

The same measures for Wisconsin and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all clothing, shoes and related services by the laundromats counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Laundromats in Barron County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureBarron CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.01.81.6
Spending per listing$4.6M$11.3M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a18,09811,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.1%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,828$2,003$2,055
Median household income$65,933$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score1640

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Barron County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Barron County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,484−0.5% since 2020
Households
19,955
Median age
45.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
863 sq. mi.
People per square mile
54
Median household income
$65,933+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,099
Median home value
$216,600
Jobs located here
20,886
Daytime population
44,130Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for laundromats, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Barron County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Waukesha County, WI83160.9$25.2M+2.4%#42 of 785
2Dane County, WI81351.4$15.9M+4.9%#61 of 785
3Outagamie County, WI7881.0$20.3M+2.6%#82 of 785
4St. Croix County, WI7461.6$14.5M+4.7%#116 of 785
5Ozaukee County, WI7161.6$15M+3.0%#147 of 785
6Washington County, WI6291.6$13.9M+1.8%#248 of 785
7Marathon County, WI6081.4$14.2M+1.0%#263 of 785
8Racine County, WI59111.4$14.6M+0.4%#275 of 785
9Sheboygan County, WI5861.2$16M0.0%#287 of 785
10Brown County, WI57141.3$15.9M+2.6%#300 of 785
27Barron County, WI1684.0$4.6M−0.5%#739 of 785

Other business types in Barron County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many laundromats are in Barron County, WI?

Barron County has 8 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Barron County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Barron County, WI spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $36.5M a year, or $1,828 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $4.6M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,955 households in Barron County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Barron County, WI compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Barron County has 4.0 laundromats per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $4.6M, 64% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Barron County would have about 3, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is Barron County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Barron County at 46,484 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,955 households. The median household income in Barron County is $65,933 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Barron County scores 16 for laundromats (low), #739 of 785 scored counties.

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